Portable support for exhaust devices



Oct. 4, 1932. SUNNEN 1,880,293-

7 PORTABLE SUPPORT FOREXHAUST DEVICES Filed Jan. 15. 1931 I WEN 7072 Patented Oct. 4, 1932 Miran zrosnrn suunnn, or xrnxwoonivrrssoum PORTABLE SUPPURT FOR. EXHAUST DEVIGES Application filed January 1931. Serial vNo. 508,914..

ihis invention relates to new and useful improvements in portable supports. for exhaust devices, and particularly for vacuum cleaners and exhaust devices used inv connnection with automobiles.

The objects of the invention are to provide a simple support to which the vacuum or suction device is attached and which is so constructed that it may be readily suspended 39 from the door of an automobile or the back of the seat thereof or from any other suitable part of the automobile.

Additional objects of the invention are to provide a portable support adapted to have 15 detachably secured thereto a suitable suction device,- said support being of simple but rugged construction, light in weight so as not to increase the weight of the suction device with which it is associated, and being so con- EQ structed that it can be economically manufactured.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement ofparts, hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of my portable support showing the suction device attached thereto.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of my portable support.

Figure 3 is an end elevational view of same showing it supported by the door which is shown in dotted lines.

Figure t is an enlarged horizontal cross section taken on line H of Figure 2.

My improved portable support is especially designed to support a suction device which is used in connection with my grit remover, the latter being disclosed in my copending application filed April 11, 1930, Serial No.

443,293, but said suction device can also be,

used as a vacuum cleaner for cleaning upholstery and the interior of automobiles.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawing, 10 indicates a pair of vertically disposed spaced members which are connected by a horizontally disposed member 11. 59 Members 10 are comparatively narrow and can be made. from stock material of commercial width and thickness. Horizontally dlsposed member 11' is comparatively wide andthe-ends thereof are secured'tothe inter mediate portion 12 of eachmember 10 in any 6 suitable manner, such as rivets 14. p

The: upper end portion 15 of each member 10 is curvedrearwar'dly and downwardly and the extremity of each of said portions is formed with a small reverse. curve as indiso cated at 16. The lower end portion of each member 10 is curved inwardly as indicated at 17 with the extremity 18 presentedoutwardly and substantially in the same verti- V cal plane with the intermediate portion 12. on

' The radius of each upper curved portion 15 is comparatively large in order to permit 1 said portions to be hooked over the upper edgeof an automobile door A or over the back of the seat or-other suitable part ofthe automobile. The radius of the lower curved portion 17 is comparatively small, the purpose being to present the convex portion against the adjacent side of the door or the like and to bring the end 18 away therefrom.

As a-further precaution against marring the surface of'the door andprotecting the upholstery of the automobile against injury the. upper end'portions 15 are covered by I rubber tubing 19"and'the lower end portions 17 are covered by rubber tubing 20.

Intermediate portion 12 is provided with apertures 21 for receiving anchoring means 22 of an exhaust device B, as shown in Figure 1. This device, which usually consists of 8.5 a blower and electric motor, is provided at its discharge end with a receiver bag C while the intake end of the device is connected to a flexible tubular connection D. The other 7 end of this connection (not shown) is connected either to the grit remover or to a suitable nozzle when used for cleaning purposes. 7

' A handle 24 is secured to intermediate portion 12 as indicated at 25 andvextends up- Wardly therefrom. This handle is preferably of inverted U-shape, the ends of the leg portions being secured to said intermediate portion and said leg portions being offset lat-- v erally as indicated at 26 so as tospace said handle laterally from said intermediate portion and bring it in proper relation With the suction device and insure proper balancing when carried by hand.

The rubber covered upper portions 15 permit ready suspension of thesupport from any suitable rigid part and the convex faces of lower portions 17 contact withthe adjacent surface and serve to impart stability to the support.

The exhaust or vacuum deviceand parts associated therewith extend outwardly from plate or member '12 and are held in spaced relation with said adjacent surface and therefore cannot injure the same. j I claim.

A portable support for suction apparatus for automobile grit removers and vacuum cleaners comprising in combinationa pair of Vertically disposed spaced members,.the upper end portion of each of which is-curved rearwardly and downwardly to form a hook by means of which said support can be suspended from an automobile door and the like, the lower end of each of said members being slightly curved to present a convexsurface to the outer face of said door and hold said support in spaced relation therewith, a hori zontally disposed apertured plate secured at its ends to said vertical members intermediate the ends thereof, a suction apparatus,

, bolts engaging said apertured plate for securing said apparatus to said horizontal plate, said suction apparatus extending out wardly therefrom in a direction opposite to the curved upper end portions of said vertical members, and a handle attached to said horizontal member and extending upwardly and laterally therefrom to effect proper balancing of the combined weight'of said suction apparatus and said support when carried by hand, r I In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature this 26th day of December,1930.

. JOSEPH SUNNEN. '1 

